MYELIN

Meaning of MYELIN in English

/ ˈmaɪəlɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( biology ) a mixture of proteins and fats that surrounds many nerve cells, increasing the speed at which they send signals

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Greek muelos marrow + -in .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MYELIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick ~ sheath about …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MYELIN — ˈmīələ̇n noun also my·e·line “, -əˌlēn ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myel- + -in, -ine; originally formed as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYELIN — (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
Английский словарь Webster
MYELIN — (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, …
Английский словарь Webster
MYELIN — ( n. ) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — ( n. ) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — — myelinic , adj. /muy"euh lin/ , n. Biol. a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — n. fatty substance which surrounds nerve fibers (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MYELIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 : a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick myelin sheath …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYELIN — noun one of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers. 2. …
Webster English vocab
MYELIN — [ 'mʌɪəlɪn ] ■ noun Anatomy & Physiology a whitish fatty substance forming a sheath around many nerve fibres. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MYELIN — [my.e.lin] n [ISV] (1873): a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick myelin sheath about the protoplasmic core …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYELIN — white, insulating sheath on the axon of many nerve fibres. It is composed of fatty materials, protein, and water. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
MYELIN — myelin BrE AmE ˈma ɪ ‿əl ɪn -ɪl-, § \ -ən ▶ ˌ myelin ˈ sheath BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. øømyelination n. [Gk muelos marrow + -IN]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. myelination n. [ Gk muelos marrow + -IN ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. Derivatives: myelination n. Etymology: Gk muelos marrow + -IN
Oxford English vocab
MYELIN — The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue surrounding the axons or nerve fibers. The …
English Dictionary of Medicine
MYELIN — The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MYELIN — a white fatty substance that forms the sheath around the axons of some neurons and provides insulation necessary for proper …
AIDS English Glossary
MYELIN — биохим. миелин, миелиновый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYELIN — Миелин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MYELIN — биохим. миелин, миелиновый
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MYELIN — (n) миелин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MYELIN — миелин
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MYELIN — биохим. миелин, миелиновый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYELIN — n. Pronunciation: ' m ī - ə -l ə n Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MYELIN SHEATH — noun Date: 1896 a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MYELIN SHEATH — [myelin sheath] n (1896): a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers--called also medullary sheath
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS — Disease of the brain and spinal cord in which gradual, patchy destruction of the myelin sheath of nerve fibres causes …
Английский словарь Британика
DEMYELINATE — (ˈ)dē|mīələ̇ˌnāt, də̇ˈ- transitive verb Etymology: de- + myelin + -ate : to remove myelin from or destroy the myelin of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERVOUS SYSTEM, HUMAN
Britannica English vocabulary

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